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How to treat leukemia?

My 9 year old son was diagnosed with leukemia. What can we do?

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Go to major cancer center specialized in pediatric cancer
I am sorry to hear that your son was diagnosed with leukemia. I am hoping by the time you receive this answer your family has met with a pediatric hematologist. This is your first step in understanding and planning appropriate treatment. As you may already know there are many different subtypes of leukemia and treatment is dependent on the specific characteristics of his disease. Thinking of you and your son, Dr Debbie Brandt